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Isnt it illegal for a potential employer to ask your age? - Zircon
Posted: Nov 16, 2009
Have any of you had the feeling you weren't getting callbacks from employers you applied with because of your age? I've been getting that feeling, and I thought that discrimination based on age, among other things, was illegal.
So of course, the answer would be to just not fill in your date of birth, right? Well, lately I've applied at a few places where the ONLY way to apply was online. I had actually called them because I wanted to either come in and fill out an application in person, or have them mail one to me. They told me no, the only applications they were accepting were online.
Soooo, I would use the online application forms, but there is one major problem with them: You know that little red asterisk that is usually next to a "Required Field" that HAS to be filled in for the report to go through? Well, there's a red asterisk next to the birthdate field. And of course, I filled it in and got no callback. I was TEMPTED to lie about it. Only problem is, you were also required to fill in your SS#. (That's another thing I strongly object to!!) So if I lied about my birthdate, they could find it out through my SS#.
The other thing is I'm finding that, with over 30 years' experience in MT, that experience is being held against me, as well. The answer would be to only list my 2 most recent jobs, but the problem there is, the earlier job I held for 25 years. I feel I'm being passed up for employment because they know I won't want to work for 7 cpl.
How are some of you other highly experienced MTs dealing with this problem when you apply for a new job? How can I get around applying online?
You are right - old mter
[ In Reply To ..]It is, they do find out however. Plus if they look at your education they can pretty well know you are over 40/50 (which I think the majority of us are that this point). They're cheap, want to hire newbies they can pay squat. Let's face it they probably put up with more crap than we do. I've had the same problem.....
Yet the newbies can't get hired either. - Mush
[ In Reply To ..]Go figure...... Maybe when they ask for 3-5 years of experience they mean that literally???
It is terrible that they ask your age- how can we report that? - Jane
[ In Reply To ..]It should NOT be a requirement on the application form, and neither should the SSN. We need to report those companies. Whom should we call?
Actually not illegal, but . . . - LK
[ In Reply To ..]it has to be for a "legitimate purpose," such as to perform background checks. Obviously, they may also using this information to discriminate on the basis of age in their hiring practices. But in reality, if they are only going to pay 7 cpl, you're not going to want to work for them anyway, right? So it's probably best just to move on. There are a LOT of employers out there. I would just keep applying.
Paranoia maybe????? Anything you apply for, - JK
[ In Reply To ..]be it a job, a credit card, a loan, anything asks for a birthdate. Did ya think that maybe they have 500 applicants for 1 job and you just didn't get picked for a call back??? I am 50+ and 2 years ago had absolutely no trouble finding a job when I left the Q--making 9 cpl to 11 cpl and then later on picking up an IC job at 10. Don't think that age has anything to do with it. There are just a lot of MTs out there looking for work. Also--don't put your SSN on the application unless you are hired. You can always use all 0s on on-line applications.
I tried using an all-O SS#, and it bounced, Your Rudness. - Z
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More age tends to mean more health care claims. SM - MissIndigo
[ In Reply To ..]More medical claims mean higher rates for all employees, which impacts the line rate that can be offered. This is undoubtedly a factor in choosing for younger employees. For the life of me, and of my income, I don't understand why any voter would oppose the separation of healthcare access from employment.
You are so right on this, age and claims - Older broad
[ In Reply To ..]I really felt like I had the best of health, hmmm until they accidentally found out on CT scan for something else I have polycystic kidney disease (no symptoms - - yet) and then macular degeneration discovered, no symptoms really- - yet. I look really good from the outside and yet crumbling so to speak on the inside. Oh, even though I have excellent healthcare through hubby's job, donĂ¢€™t mind the separation of job and healthcare.
Age issues - Gem
[ In Reply To ..]I know if employee they worry about carpal tunnel (who wouldn't have that) and back problems, etc. However!! If you are an IC why should they care? I am a lot healthier than a lot of people half my age and I know how to SPELL! Don't get it - we live in the wrong country, they want to throw you under the bus and that's the truth! At least in Europe, the older, the more respect.
Never had carpal tunnel and no backache here - Older Broad
[ In Reply To ..]You would have thought with all this time I have spent here.
Im healthier and fitter than most folks 1/2 my age. - So insurance is no excuse. Z
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A job application does NOT need your SS#.....only IF - you are hired! nm
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Thats what I thought, but the online application - would "bounce" if you didnt put -
[ In Reply To ..]your SS# in there. I tried all zeros: Bounced. I tried zeros with just the last 4 digits of my SS#. Bounced. Would've just said screw it and walked away, but this was an inhouse job close to where I live, at a hospital I really would've liked to work at, so I continued on with filling in the application. Even left off all but my 2 most recent jobs, so they wouldn't think I had too much experience. But the birthday-field tripped me up again. That one didn't like zeros either. So, I filled it in truthfully, didn't like about my SSN or my BD, and never even got the courtesy of a call or an email. So, this time it wasn't the years of experience I had that they didn't like. The only other thing it could've been was my age. I doubt I'm going to allow myself to be jerked around by another online application again. No hard-copy application, no applicant! Either that, or I'm just gonna lie. Why should they care - they lie to US all the time, about things that actually matter.
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